This weekend we prayed for our teams of missionaries who will be doing summer ministry at our daughter churches in Colombia. Several members of our pastoral staff will be taking turns traveling with the teams, spending one, two, or four weeks on mission. One of those pastors, Pastor Andy, was our speaker for this past weekend's English-language services.
Pastor Andy spoke on a short passage that reveals the compassionate love of Christ for the people of the world. Tomorrow we will begin reflections on the sermon. For today, let's take time to re-read the verses and consider a few statements.
Then Jesus went throughout all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness.When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." (Matthew 9:35-38)
- God has a three-fold agenda concerning true evangelism: teaching, preaching, and healing.
- True evangelism cannot occur where compassion is absent.
- Prayer is a prerequisite to true evangelism.
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